Travis Air Force Base Mission Team Update

TAFB Day 1: Saturday

The
team arrived safely at the Hospitality House at 4:45pm. Praise God for
no complications on the journey down. Sue Nafziger was there to greet
us, along with Kendall and a few other airmen. Sandy and several of the
regular HH airmen are at a car show in Pismo Beach, due to arrive back
on Sunday night. Sue took us to her dadâ€™s house just a few miles away
from the HH where we settled in comfortably for the night.

TAFB Day 2: Sunday

We
began our day at the First Street Chapel on base for the 9:00am worship
service. We saw several familiar faces and made some new introductions.
Donny shared during the service about his mom, asking for prayer as she
wrestles with her new faith and a husband who does not believe in God.
After the service we had lunch with some folks at the food court on base
and became more connected with a few airmen who have only been at TAFB
for a little while. It's amazing how eager they are to make new
relationships, find out where you're from, and how God has been
leading in your life. After lunch Sue took the group over to The Peak
Cafe to get a feel for the order of operations there. The Peak is a
coffee house that is actually a base chapel ministry, operated by the
folks of the Hospitality House. It offers a positive, welcoming
environment for anyone on base to come and enjoy a cup of coffee and
relax. The Nafzigers treat The Peak like they do their own ministry in
the Hospitality House. We are due to work The Peak every night we can
this week. Grant, our team barista, is really going to come through for
us! Sunday afternoon we helped set up the VBS at another chapel on base.
Though we are disappointed to not have the privilege of helping at the
VBS this year, we are so thankful to have had this opportunity to assist
in the set up. It was just another chance to fellowship and serve with
the airmen.

TAFB Day 3: Monday

We
woke bright and early and met Sandy at the Hospitality House, where an
exciting project was waiting for us! A former chaplain on base donated a
brand new play structure to the HH, so the biggest thing we're going
to be doing to service the HH this year is preparing the ground and
building the play structure. It's going to be a tremendous addition to
the HH grounds. Anna and Amanda were able to help with the registration
process at the VBS on base this morning, where they checked in about
140 kids! The team made fantastic progress on the play structure today,
and fully expect to complete the project by the end of the week.
Stephanie cooked a delicious dinner at the HH for everyone tonight. We
worked The Peak and met a lot of great people - some fellow believers
and some who don't know Jesus. We ended our night with a team
debrief/time of prayer for the folks we engaged with that evening.